"Small Dog Syndrome"

[Alysser]

I hate to admit it but Sassy was the perfect description of one of these dogs. She was pretty snappy and aggressive with food and just in general. My parents and I definitely made mistakes raising her. She never got completely out of hand and I don't recall her ever drawing blood. Obviously it's our fault, and I don't think she was very socialized either. But..yeah again, our fault. She was our first dog.

I don't plan on ever making those mistakes again, and I can't see myself having a small dog like that again anyway, but who knows. Mikey is 100% different. He doesn't get away with ANYTHING near as bad as Sassy did. He is perfectly socialized, doesn't have a MEAN bone in his body. He is the goofiest, sweetest dog around.

[dab_20]

I hate to admit it but Sassy was the perfect description of one of these dogs. She was pretty snappy and aggressive with food and just in general. My parents and I definitely made mistakes raising her. She never got completely out of hand and I don't recall her ever drawing blood. Obviously it's our fault, and I don't think she was very socialized either. But..yeah again, our fault. She was our first dog.

I don't plan on ever making those mistakes again, and I can't see myself having a small dog like that again anyway, but who knows. Mikey is 100% different. He doesn't get away with ANYTHING near as bad as Sassy did. He is perfectly socialized, doesn't have a MEAN bone in his body. He is the goofiest, sweetest dog around.

I know what you mean. Molli is a very good example of one of those dogs. She's very food aggressive with people and animals.
She's pretty toy aggressive and possessive with other dogs.
I've tried to work with her on it.... just can't seem to solve the problem. I'm sure it is much of how I raised her too.

Despite some of her issues though, she's a sweetie and I love her. She's VERY nice and friendly with people and the groomers just love her. lol

[Roxyluvsme13]

Lily is a bit yappy, and I have to admit it's kind of "cute" sometimes, but she's not snappy or aggressive at all. She's spoiled too and gets away with a lot, but she's not as bad as many small dogs that have no manners at all. Lily loves people and is pretty well socialized.

[pomtzu]

Lily is a bit yappy, and I have to admit it's kind of "cute" sometimes, but she's not snappy or aggressive at all. She's spoiled too and gets away with a lot, but she's not as bad as many small dogs that have no manners at all. Lily loves people and is pretty well socialized.

We need to get Lily, Roger, and Myndi together, and see if the yapping begins.

Call them The Pom Trio - maybe????

[Roxyluvsme13]

We need to get Lily, Roger, and Myndi together, and see if the yapping begins.

Call them The Pom Trio - maybe????

If this were Facebook, I would like this post! haha. We definitely need to get them together and form the "Pom Trio"

[Taz_Zoee]

My mom's little poodle mix is so darn yappy it is annoying. My mom is always correcting her, constantly. She has gotten MUCH better, but she still does a little grunt all the time. She always barks when she hears someone come in the house or move around in another room. Which, IMO, is a good thing for my mom.
So she is a little yappy dog, but she doesn't get away with it. I believe it will be a forever work in progress with her. And she walks every where by herself. I never see my mom carry her.

[Roxyluvsme13]

My mom's little poodle mix is so darn yappy it is annoying. My mom is always correcting her, constantly. She has gotten MUCH better, but she still does a little grunt all the time. She always barks when she hears someone come in the house or move around in another room. Which, IMO, is a good thing for my mom.
So she is a little yappy dog, but she doesn't get away with it. I believe it will be a forever work in progress with her. And she walks every where by herself. I never see my mom carry her.

Lily has this problem as well. My mom corrects her and tells her to hush, but what can we say, she thinks she's a ferocious Rottweiler and a killer guard dog .

[Vette]

Im sad to say that Kirby would definitely be another annoying yapper with high potential to bite without a leadership role. weve found that out the hard way when ive left Kirby in my parents care when i was away for a few days. he became barky an whiny in his crate. became food/treat an toy possessive an hes bit my mom once. i wouldnt put it past him to do it again since he growls at them both when hes not getting his way. its cuz they spoil him an he takes lead role cuz he knows he can get away with pretty much whatever he wants.

with a leadership role hes a sweet awesome an quiet dog. but otherwise,, i can definitely see the 'real' reason why his previous owner placed him in the classified ads.